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technical drawing
act and discipline of composing drawings that visually communicate how something functions or is constructed
perspective
form of graphical projection where the projection lines converge to one or more points
paper size
standard size of paper
Gantt chart
type of bar chart used for schedules and dependencies
cross section
intersection of a body in 3D space with a plane
floor plan
drawing to scale, showing from above, the relationships between walls and spaces of a structure
engineering drawing
type of drawing used to visually communicate how something functions or is constructed
blueprint
thumb|Blueprint for a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort|Butler-class destroyer escort, 1944 A blueprint is a reproduction of a technical drawing or engineering drawing using a contact print process on light-sensitive sheets introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842. The traditional white-on-blue appearance of blueprints is a result of the cyanotype process, which allowed rapid and accurate production of an unlimited number of copies of an original reference. It was widely used for over a century for the reproduction of specification drawings used in construction and industry. Blueprints were
bird's-eye view
view of an object from above
site plan
drawing of an area's existing & proposed conditions
architectural drawing
act and discipline of creating technical drawings of a building (or building project)
hatching
Hatching () is an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing, painting, or scribing closely spaced parallel lines. When lines are placed at an angle to one another, it is called cross-hatching. Hatching is also sometimes used to encode colours in monochromatic representations of colour images, particularly in heraldry.
exploded view drawing
diagram, picture, schematic or technical drawing of an object, that shows the relationship or order of assembly of various parts
semi-log plot
plot that has one axis on a logarithmic scale and the other on a linear scale
plan
drawings or diagrams used to describe an object
architectural rendering
creating two-dimensional images or animations showing the attributes of a proposed architectural design
technical drawing tool
tools and instruments used for accurate and precise manual draughting
graph paper
paper with a grid or other print to support drawing mathematical graphs
cutaway drawing
engineering technologist
profession
linear scale
graphical representation of the ratio between distance on a map and distance in the real world
geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
standardized codes for engineers to specify parts for manufacturing
whiteprint
thumb|Whiteprint plan copy. thumb|USSR whiteprints. 1970's. Whiteprint describes a document reproduction produced by using the diazo chemical process. It is also known as the blue-line process since the result is blue lines on a white background. It is a contact printing process that accurately reproduces a translucent original in size, but can reproduce only limited tonal range and no color.
technical lettering
standardized style of writing in technical drawing
electrical drawing
technical drawing that shows information about power, lighting, and communication for an engineering or architectural project
technical illustration
process of visually communicating technical concepts or subjects
Dimensioning
indication of dimensions on a technical drawing
ISO 128
international standard about the graphical representation of objects on technical drawings
Parallel motion
mechanical engineering
Alois Riedler
Austrian engineer (1850-1936)
worm's-eye view
view of an object from below
engineering technician
specialist who is trained in the skills and techniques related to a specific branch of engineering
lofting
Lofting is a drafting technique to generate curved lines. It is used in plans for streamlined objects such as aircraft and boats. The lines may be drawn on wood and the wood then cut for advanced woodworking. The technique can be as simple as bending a flexible object, such as a long strip of thin wood or thin plastic, so that it passes over three non-linear points, and scribing the resultant curved line; or as elaborate as plotting the line using computers or mathematical tables.
Photolith film
type of film
archaeological illustration
process of visually communicating the structure of an archaeological site or artifact
Shop drawing
Technical drawing
Leonor Ferrer Girabau
Spanish first draftswoman and teacher